| ache | (noun) a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain | Synonyms: aching |
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| (verb) have a desire for something or someone who is not present | Synonyms: languish, pine, yearn, yen |
| (verb) be the source of pain | Synonyms: hurt, smart |
| (verb) feel physical pain | Synonyms: hurt, suffer |
| adrenarche | (noun) the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty | - |
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| apache | (noun) a Parisian gangster | - |
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| attache | (noun) a shallow and rectangular briefcase | Synonyms: attache case |
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| (noun) a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission | - |
| avalanche | (noun) a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain | - |
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| (noun) a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things | - |
| (verb) gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow | Synonyms: roll down |
| backache | (noun) an ache localized in the back | - |
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| barouche | (noun) a horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top | - |
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| bellyache | (noun) an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region | Synonyms: gastralgia, stomach ache, stomachache |
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| (verb) complain | Synonyms: beef, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, holler, squawk |
| brioche | (noun) a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet | - |
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| cache | (noun) a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons) | - |
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| (noun) (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics | Synonyms: memory cache |
| (noun) a secret store of valuables or money | Synonyms: hoard, stash |
| (verb) save up as for future use | Synonyms: hive up, hoard, lay away, squirrel away, stash |
| caleche | (noun) the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage | Synonyms: calash, calash top |
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| (noun) a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century | Synonyms: calash |
| caliche | (noun) nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru | - |
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| (noun) crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions | Synonyms: hardpan |
| caroche | (noun) a luxurious carriage suitable for nobility in the 16th and 17th century | - |
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| cartouche | (noun) a cartridge (usually with paper casing) | Synonyms: cartouch |
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| catananche | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Catananche having long-stalked heads of blue or yellow flowers | - |
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| cliche | (noun) a trite or obvious remark | Synonyms: banality, bromide, commonplace, platitude |
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| cloche | (noun) a woman's close-fitting hat that resembles a helmet | - |
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| (noun) a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold | - |
| creche | (noun) a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for | Synonyms: foundling hospital |
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| (noun) a representation of Christ's nativity in the stable at Bethlehem | - |
| demarche | (noun) a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs | - |
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| douche | (noun) irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents | - |
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| (noun) a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas | Synonyms: douche bag |
| (verb) direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning | - |
| earache | (noun) an ache localized in the middle or inner ear | Synonyms: otalgia |
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| gauche | (adjective) lacking social polish | Synonyms: graceless, unpolished |
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| gouache | (noun) a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum | - |
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| (noun) an opaque watercolor prepared with gum | - |
| guilloche | (noun) an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands | - |
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| headache | (noun) something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness | Synonyms: concern, vexation, worry |
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| (noun) pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs | Synonyms: cephalalgia, head ache |
| heartache | (noun) intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) | Synonyms: brokenheartedness, grief, heartbreak |
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| huarache | (noun) a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps | Synonyms: huaraches |
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| huisache | (noun) tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery | Synonyms: Acacia farnesiana, cassie, flame tree, mimosa bush, scented wattle, sweet acacia, sweet wattle |
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| louche | (adjective) disreputable and dissolute, somewhat agreeably | - |
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| menarche | (noun) the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman | - |
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| microfiche | (noun) small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material | - |
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| moustache | (noun) an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip | Synonyms: mustache |
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| mustache | (noun) an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip | Synonyms: moustache |
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| niche | (noun) an enclosure that is set back or indented | Synonyms: recess |
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| (noun) a small concavity | Synonyms: corner, recess, recession |
| (noun) a position particularly well suited to the person who or organization which occupies it | - |
| (noun) (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) | Synonyms: ecological niche |
| obeche | (noun) large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood | Synonyms: arere, obechi, samba, Triplochiton scleroxcylon |
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| (noun) the wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering | - |
| orache | (noun) any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes | Synonyms: orach |
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| panache | (noun) a feathered plume on a helmet | - |
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| (noun) distinctive and stylish elegance | Synonyms: dash, elan, flair, style |
| panoche | (noun) fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts | Synonyms: panocha, penoche, penuche |
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| pastiche | (noun) a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work | - |
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| (noun) a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources | Synonyms: medley, potpourri |
| penoche | (noun) fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts | Synonyms: panocha, panoche, penuche |
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| penuche | (noun) fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts | Synonyms: panocha, panoche, penoche |
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| perleche | (noun) a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin | Synonyms: cheilosis |
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| pinche | (noun) South American tamarin with a tufted head | Synonyms: Leontocebus oedipus |
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| postiche | (noun) something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be | Synonyms: fake, sham |
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| (noun) a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment | Synonyms: false hair, hairpiece |
| psyche | (noun) that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason | Synonyms: brain, head, mind, nous |
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| (noun) the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life | Synonyms: soul |
| quiche | (noun) a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables) | - |
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| recherche | (adjective) lavishly elegant and refined | Synonyms: exquisite |
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| schottische | (noun) a German round dance resembling a slow polka | - |
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| (noun) music performed for dancing the schottische | - |
| seiche | (noun) a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances | - |
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| soutache | (noun) a narrow braid used as a decorative trimming | - |
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| stomachache | (noun) an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region | Synonyms: bellyache, gastralgia, stomach ache |
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| synecdoche | (noun) substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa | - |
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| thelarche | (noun) the start of breast development in a woman at the beginning of puberty | - |
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| toothache | (noun) an ache localized in or around a tooth | Synonyms: odontalgia |
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| tranche | (noun) a portion of something (especially money) | - |
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| troche | (noun) a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat | Synonyms: cough drop, pastil, pastille |
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